New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-14
POETIC JUSTICE TO THE NORSEMEM.
Miss wHITNEY's STATUE COMMEMORATIVE THEIR
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MISS wHITNEY's STATUE COMMEMORATIVE THEIR
EARLY VISIT TO BOSTON.
BOSTON, Feb 10 tSpeciaD.-The legend that Norsemen
the OF Boston early In the eleventh century,
500 years before Columbus made his way across the At
Iantc is 10 be clothed in reality by patriotic citizens who
have subscribed enough money TO erect handsome
s,atue in this city to the mory OF Left Ericsson OF
the Great Eric Red who credited with sailing from
Greenland I'm 1902 and after discovering Newfoundland
and Nova Scotia cruised along the NewEngand coast TO
Vineyard Sound Two following years. Therwad, Leifs
brother, made voyages to New England but in an en-
counter with the ahorgines be received deadly wound
and disheartened followers burying their dead chief
on shore sailed for home. Some local traditions that
the body OF slain Therwald inferred In the green
slope OF Point Aerton at the mouth OF Boston harbor
Three years later the Morse attempt TO coonze
Buzzards Bay but ii ended in suffering and failure
The round tower, thoroughly Morse in its material and
methods OF construction. Is relic Of this Inflated expert
ment +. X Badifsh OF this city. an enthusiast and
palnstaking student. has unearthed considerable
amount of matter from the annals OF the Church which
tend TO confirm the stories OF the sage AS far BACK as
1876 the idea was conceived by Ole Bull that ii would
be fitting and graceful thing All act of poetic Justice
for Boston to commemorate. by some work OF art the
discovery and Of these picturesque Morse explorers
the late Thomas G.. Appleton In the Idea
which soon met with general favor. committee was
appointed to solicit subscriptions and this committee In
cluded such men Ole Bull, Thomas G. Appleton,
Henry wadsworth Longfellow Samuel Lonefelow, John
q Ropes Edwin r. whippe. Henry H. Kidder. Professor
f. N Horsford william f. Baker, Royal Robbins ana j.
s. GAY Miss Annie Whitney. student OF Morse history
and legends one of tho first to interest herseH I'D
the project. -, D.,
About 900 has been subscribed which viii pay for
the statue in bronze which is now completed and ready
for the pedestal which will cost about $1,000 more Tie
sta Is OF heroic size and when placed upon Its pedestal
which is OF red GRANTEE appropriate and beautiful in
design. will he almost seventy eight feet high IL Is OF
man strong and we'll favored. vigorous or rnb yet not
destitute OF mental and moral force. small steel cap
his flowing locks thrown backward from the
fine brow The face Is beardless sleeveless coat or
steel with bOssed plates the breast covers the
linen tunc which prorudes beneath II and fas aa way
70 the knees Ap ornamental belt TO which Is fastened
a sheathed dagger. is worn at the waist Inc leahe.
leggngs tit tightly 10 show the strong anatomy OF
the lower limbs and sashed leather shoes worn upon
the feet The right hand rests upon the hip and holds an
ornanented signal horn The figure stands upon rock
and the muscular left is raise0 the hand shading
the eyes II he looking into the distance write
strength and action shown In line and curve
The work Miss Whitney has called out the highest en-
comums from NJ. and Nine. Durand Greville, James
Jackson Jarvis James Russell Lowell, H. Van Brun t.
Booth and others.